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Time to seal the rest of the deal. “And never come back, right?” I growled, raising a brow.

For the first time in an hour, Montgomery turned his disdainful gaze our way. His nose wrinkled when he saw me holding my Mate. “As if I’d want to have anything to do with this disgusting little town or a disgusting little monster-fu?—”

My growl was echoed by, to my surprise, Montgomery’s lawyer. “My client will refrain from casting aspersion upon anyone here,” he assured all of us. “Eastshore is lovely, he is, of course, impressed, and is glad that his money will be going toward helping this charming community. Moreover, he is thrilled his dearly departed partner’s daughter has made a home here, and agrees that she should be left alone indefinitely.” The man shot Montgomery a glare. “Isn’t that right?”

I could see a muscle in Montgomery’s jaw working before he finally looked away and spat, “That’s right. I’m thrilled. Let’s get out of here.”

I managed to hold in my laughter until the two men had left but lost my battle as soon as I heard the outer door close. Then I was on my feet, pulling Sami to me and lifting her against me as my chest rumbled.

“What an asshole,” my wife announced primly, and my laughter doubled.

Harper was also chuckling as she gathered her papers. “I’m going to add in a clause about slander. I don’t know if they’ll leave it in, and honestly, I’m not going to fight for it. But if it works, maybe it’ll make Montgomery think twice before he says horrible things about you to his friends.”

“I don’t care!” Sami planted a kiss on my cheek, which was possible only because I was holding her off the ground. “I don’t have any intention of going back to that world, to seeing those people. Let him blame me for whatever he wants, as long as he stays away.”

“Once he has full control of the company, he will,” I assured her. “We won’t have to deal with him ever again.”

“Of course,” Harper reminded us, “you still own several of your father’s personal properties?—”

“I’m not going back to sell them,” my Mate assured both of us. “I’m sure I can find a realtor in the city not connected to Montgomery’s people who can get us a fair price with an absentee sale. We’ll take the money and use it to fund more scholarships.”

Hells, this woman was perfect, wasn’t she? I kissed her nose. “Or sponsor the local teams so they’ll all haveSami Shayson, Eastshore’s Top Realtorblazoned across their jerseys.”

She kissed me right back, her legs wrapping around my waist for stability. And when she came up for air, she was smiling. “Or we’ll start a college savings fund for our foster kids. They’ll need a hand up when it comes to fulfilling their dreams.” Another, briefer kiss. “And we’ll do it in honor of Torrah.”

By all the gods below.

“I love you,” I whispered, voice choked, clutching her to me. “I love you so fucking much.”

Her lips curled against mine. “Good, because I love you.”

Now, how to make her understand? “You are my home.”Kiss. “You are my forever.”Kiss.“You are my heart, my breath.”Kiss. Kiss.

Sami’s hands cupped my cheeks. “And you are my Mate, Tarkhan.”

Hmm.Maybe shedidunderstand.

Dimly, I heard typing, and myKteertold me Harper had moved to her desk next door to give us some privacy. “I love you,” I whispered again.

Sami stretched up, using her hold on my cheeks to turn my head so she could whisper in my ear. “Can I tell you what my T-shirt means now?”

When I smiled, my cheeks squished against her palms. “Is it naughty?”

“Very naughty.”

I groaned, dropping my forehead. “If you do, I won’t have any self-control.”

“Oh dear.” She wriggled against me, her warmth cradling my hard cock. “What a shame.”

“Sami,” I warned, “Harper needs us to go over this contract she’s writing up.”

“It’ll take her at least an hour.”

My resolved wavered. “Sami…”

Grinning, she arched her back, her tits outlined against the silk blouse she’d chosen for the day. “Shut the fuck up…”

What was the acronym? STFUACOTDLADLS. “Sami!”